Postcode · Chippenham
Crime in SN15 2AY
How much crime is recorded in SN15 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chippenham South & East
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
SN15 2AYChippenham
How safe is SN15 2AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN15 2AY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SN15 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.